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Highest Paying Industries for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

The top 39 highest paying industries for diagnostic medical sonographers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $77,610, offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists is the highest paying industry for diagnostic medical sonographers. It is followed by specialty hospitals - privately owned industry (average annual salary $74,220). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of diagnostic medical sonographers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 39 Highest Paying Industries for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$77,610	$57,510	40
2	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$74,220	$54,780	330
3	Outpatient Care Centers	$73,270	$42,400	1,440
4	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$73,160	$54,050	150
5	Educational Services - Privately owned	$73,160	$54,050	150
6	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$72,930	$53,550	420
7	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$72,420	$52,070	380
8	Educational Services	$72,420	$52,070	380
9	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$71,430	$46,580	40
10	Administrative and Support Services	$71,260	$50,460	330
11	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$71,260	$50,460	330
12	Employment Services	$71,250	$50,460	330
13	Temporary Help Services	$70,950	$51,600	280
14	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$70,740	$50,880	130
15	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$70,030	$52,530	n/a
16	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$69,700	$52,300	n/a
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$69,510	$46,240	940
18	Hospitals - State government owned	$69,390	$46,460	1,000
19	State government, including schools and hospitals	$69,190	$47,160	1,190
20	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$68,590	$50,980	90
21	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$68,030	$49,770	190
22	Educational Services - State government owned	$68,030	$49,770	190
23	Hospitals - Privately owned	$67,930	$49,710	31,270
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$67,850	$49,670	30,930
25	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$67,660	$49,390	36,010
26	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$67,580	$49,360	35,590
27	Health Care and Social Assistance	$67,490	$46,870	58,880
28	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$67,230	$42,950	22,770
29	Offices of Physicians	$67,000	$43,050	14,830
30	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$66,620	$42,990	6,140
31	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$66,010	$46,990	4,990
32	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$64,830	$46,950	3,800
33	Hospitals - Local government owned	$64,580	$46,820	3,740
34	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$64,560	$46,790	3,720
35	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$64,420	$46,130	60
36	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$62,830	$42,330	160
37	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$62,830	$42,330	160
38	Social Assistance	$37,700	$27,970	50
39	Individual and Family Services	$37,310	$27,850	50